Key Player Analysis: Multiple Platforms' Major Players Set Up Defenses at Key BTC Levels

The U.S. Secret Service is collaborating with private sector partners, including Circle, to identify, freeze, track, and recover stolen funds from Binance.

Binance co-CEO He Yi stated that the hack affected $6.3 billion in assets, of which $3 billion has been frozen, and withdrawals are expected to resume within the next 42 hours.

Bitcoin Core has disclosed a low-severity vulnerability that, under extreme conditions, allows miners to corrupt node data and trigger a shutdown.

Zcash founder Zooko stated on the Zcash forum that Tachyon Group and Shielded Labs have submitted a proposal to terminate further funding to the Zcash Community Grant (ZCG) and reduce its treasury size, donating $50 million to the Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM) and establishing a fund for future development and legal defense. Zooko stated that the Zcash community is experiencing a governance crisis and called on the community to support the proposal and withdraw other alternatives. Shielded Labs does not accept ZCG funds; instead, they accept donations from ZEC holders and supporters.

Uber participated in a blockchain investment pilot program initiated by HSBC, Franklin Templeton, and other institutions. It used HSBC's tokenized deposits to purchase tokenized money market funds issued by Franklin Templeton, using a public blockchain for investment and settlement, thus earning an additional 1.5 days of returns. The pilot program involved Tradeweb and Fireblocks, with liquidity and settlement provided by Canton Network. (Source: Bloomberg)